Hat-pin.



v I. REINESS.

HAT PIN. APPLIQATION FILED APB..1'O,-1909.

"945,603, Patented Jan.4,1910.

ISRAEL BEINESS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT-PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 10, 1909. Serial No. 489,147.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISRAEL REINnss, a citi- .zen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Imprpvemcnts 1n Hat-Pins;

of which the following is a specification.

My improvements relate to ladies hat pins used for secur-inga hat to the hair of the wearer. It is well known that these pins are necessarily of considerable length and that in use the points of the pins protrude beyond the hat, and are not only a source of danger but are also unattractive in appearance.

My inventionconsists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter de- "scribed and claimed specifically, the distinguishing feature being the use of a finger piece interposed between the clutch casing and the head-of the clutch tube, said finger;

piece being of greater diameter than the clutch casing and being preferablyloosely mounted upon the clutch tube and movable longitudinally thereon between theclut'ch tube head and the clutch casing as set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2, are elevation of possible variations in the form of my improved hat pin, broken away centrally; Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation on plane of line 33 Fig. 1; Fig. 4, is an elevation of the cap and end of the pin, actual size.

The main portion of the hat pin 1, is

formed with the usual ornamental head h,

of any desired configuration or design while its pointed end p,'is provided with a detachable imperforate cap 0, consisting of a spring clutch 0', having a clutch tubec", the

outer end of which is closed by a head 0 of relatively large size or diameter as compared with the cross section of the clutch tube 0.

' This clutch tube head 0 like the head h, of

the pin P, may be of any desired design or configuration, since it answers the three functions of ornamentation, protecting and isolating the pointof the pin, and affording'a purchase or bearing whereby the clutch may be loosened from the pin. In this latter func- 'thefingers between said bearing c ,'and the head. 0 the clutch casing 0", may be conveniently pressed back to release the spring clutch mechanism from the pin. I11 this connection it is to be noted that any well known spring clutch mechanism may be used in this connection and I herein show that disclosed in my Letters Patent No.

883,422 issued to me March 31st. 1908, sin1-' ply as a matter of convenience of illustration diameter than the clutch casingc is an important feature of my invention, in conjunction with' the head o since it admits of, and provides for the loosening of the clutch by means of the thumb and index finger of one hand alone,the thumb and finger being pressed in between the head andbearingas above stated, so that it is not necessary-to hold the casing 0 ofthe-clutch while loosening the clutch mechanism. \Vhen it"' is remembered that the other hand of the user. is occupied in holding the head it, of the tiin P, during the operation, it is obvious that thebroad finger bearing of greater diameter than the clutchcasing c is practically-indispensable in rendering the device operative in a convenient sense, since to hold the clutch casing 0 with one hand and topull the head 0 simultaneously with the other Patented Jan. a, rare.

pin without the aid of a third hand, whereas by the provision and use of the finger bear- 111g 0 the operation becomes an easy and natural one entirely within the control of is an important factor in the practical use of the device. This finger bearing '0 should be of sufficient size or diameter as related to the head 0 to afford a broad and ample contact surface for the thumb and forefinger of the us r. ,The finger bearing 0 may also be utilized as a means of ornamentation, so

that, in conjunctionwith the head 0 the cap as a whole may be rendered attract ve as well as useful.v The finger bearing 0 is not only of greater diameter than the clutch casino; 0, sons to afford a broad comfortable contact for the fingers on all and opposite sides of the clutch tube a, as well as ample bearing against the end of the clutch casing 0 in Order that. the latter may be quickly and conveniently forced back to release the clutch without pain or im-onvenience to the fingersof the manipulator,- but it is also preferably loosely mounted upon the clutch tube 0, as shown clearly in Fig. 3, so as to be movable longitudinally thereon between the clutch casing a and the head 0 of the cluteh'tube c. By thus mounting the finger bearing (.1 loosely upon the clutch tube 0', it is adapted to rest against the clutch tube head c-,'when not in actual use against the clutch casing, thereby presenting a more finished appearance,and also preventing the accidental release of the clutch by contact with extraneous objects since unless there is an even pressure on opposite sides of the finger bearing 0 the latter will pinch and bind upon the clutch tube and cannot be forced against the clutch easing. Obviously the greater diameter of the finger bearing 0 as related to the clutch casing 0 renders it an effectual finger protector in that it shields the fingers from direct confurnish hat pins with imperforate point caps provided with spring clutch mechanism, and I do not seek to cover such end caps broadly.

\Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

The combination with a hat pin, of a detachable lll'lPBlfOltltC cap fitting over the point thereof, said cap being formed with a clutch :asinu' and spring clutch mechanism and with a clutch tube formed with a head at its outer extremity of greater diameter than the tube itself, and a finger bearing of greater diameter than the clutch casing mounted loosely on the clutch tube and interposed between the clutch casing and the clutch tube head, for the purpose, and sub- I stantially in the manner described.

ISRAEL REINESS.

Witnesses:

D. \V. GARDNER, GEO. WM. Mna'r'r. 

